The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-05-13
Burning Of Mlnot. Dakota.

Halt of this town was burned Monday
the 9th inst. The fire.started in Coleman's
livery stable, and burned all lower Main
street, thirty buildings. Everything is
swept clean from Kenkle's cigar store to
the depot. The upper part OF the town,
was saved. Loss, $4,000; no insur.
ance. Rebuilding will begin at once.
Coleman & Blackwell owned the livery
stable wherein the fire started. Every
effort was used to check the flames, but all
to no avail. The respread rapidly cross
ing Main street and urnirE to Second, when
the flames were checked. The principal
portian of 6he town vas hurned.
Thorpe Bros. and Coleman q Blackwell
are considered the heaviest losers. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
Minot is the present terminus ofthe Man
iteka railroad
Mai. Bell, OF the Seventh cavalry. ar
rived at Bismarck, en- route to Fort
Buford, from which place he will take two
companies OF cavalry to the field for sery.
ice in the construction OF the extension OF
the Manitoba roads. The troops will
keep in the van, aud while there is no
knowledge OF an intention on the part oil
the Indians to interfere with the building
OF the road across the reservation, it has
been thought best by the company as well
as by the government to have troops On
the field.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McClelland, widow
OF Hon. Robert McClelland, ex-governor OF
Michigan and secretary OF the interior un-
der President Pierce, died in Detroit in her
seventy-third year.
y. M. Healy in the house OF
asked -shat answer had been returned by
the government to the letter OF Patrick
Egnn, treasurer OF the old Land League,
nFfarsnr ~ rofurn IN Duhlip apJ atand
trial for charges against him, providing
the venue in his case was not removed
from Dublin. Col. King Hartman, parlia-
mentary secretary for Ireland, replied
that no answer has been sent for the rea-
son that no such letter had been received.
II is becoming apparent that Dakota
Will not have to fight her battle for the
opening OF the great Sioux reservation
alone in the Fiftieth congress, and that
stronger forces than a single-handed dole
CATION in congress will come here TO urge
upon the house the immediate opening to
settlement OF IL, 900 square miles OF that
magnificent domain.
Secretary Sherman compromises on coin
certificates to the bullion value Of the
silver. IS
. A fire at Holland, on the Canadian Pa
cific & Southwestern railway, destroyed
the following property: Shaw IL Higgin-
sons general store, loss $50, 900, insurance
$4,000; Mawhinney 81 Buchart's store, loss
$4,000, insurance 81, 500; Az p. Sinclair's
hotel, loss $4,000, nc insurance; Richard
Agar's store, loss 5000, NJ insurance.
Ex-senator Mabone's wife and daughter
are visiting in California.
ExCongressman Barbour OF Virginia
says his career as a legislator is ended.
DIR. e. Al. Van Anda reported to the min.
isters OF Minneapolis that as a result Of
the Jones Small meeting from 800 500
people had signifled d desire to join a
church.
Clara Lindmeyer, q sixteen-year-old girl
employed as o domestic by s. =. Bruce OF
ST. Anthony Park. was ~inatantly killed at
ST. Anthony Park station, st. Paul.